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missouri
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Noun missouri has 4 senses
- missouri(n = noun.location) mo, show me state - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union; Array is a part of middle west, midwest, midwestern united states, america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
- missouri(n = noun.object) missouri river - the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis; "The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world" is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
- missouri(n = noun.person) Array - a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri; Array is a kind of siouan, sioux
- missouri(n = noun.communication) Array - a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri; Array is a kind of chiwere
is a kind of american state
is a member of confederacy, confederate states, confederate states of america, dixie, dixieland, south
has parts: cape girardeau, columbia, hannibal, independence, capital of missouri, jefferson city, kansas city, poplar bluff, saint joseph, st. joseph, gateway to the west, saint louis, st. louis, sedalia, springfield, osage, osage river, saint francis, saint francis river, st. francis, st. francis river, white, white river
is a kind of river
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